Oliver Sarr helping to push brother’s NBA dream

Oliver Sarr helping to push brother’s NBA dream

After a shaky begin, Perth Wildcats are operating sizzling with 5 straight NBL wins coming on the good time for star import Alex Sarr.

With NBA expertise scouts on the town, Sarr has impressed in serving to to maintain up the Wildcats sizzling type with a Mock Draft itemizing the NBL Next Star because the No.1 choose.

The Wildcats now sit in fourth with a 7-5 report equal with the Tasmania JackJumpers in third.

But expertise scouts aren’t the one ones maintaining a tally of Alex along with his older brother Oliver Sarr donning the Cats No.20 on his approach to face the Portland Trail Blazers earlier immediately.

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Oliver, 24, has been within the NBA since 2021 with the Oklahoma City Thunder and their G-League affiliate Oklahoma City Blue alongside Australian star Josh Giddey.

Sarr got here off the bench to drop six factors within the Thunder’s 134-91 over Portland on Monday to increase their very own successful streak to 5 video games and enhance to 10-4 to sit down second within the Western Conference.

Back nearer to house Alex shouldn’t be getting forward of himself taking the hyp round him in his stride.

“I have a phone like everybody else, so I see it, but I know what to do and how to deal with it,” he stated.

Alex Sarr of the Wildcats puts against the Cairns Taipans.
Camera IconAlex Sarr of the Wildcats places towards the Cairns Taipans. Credit: Paul Kane/Getty Images

“There’s still a long way to go for me. I don’t get too caught up in this. I’ve got a whole season left. I’m more focused on the day-by-day and my routine than looking at what’s happening in a few months.”

The Wildcats subsequent face the Sydney Kings on December 1, with an opportunity to leap as much as second spot within the NBL.

Source: www.perthnow.com.au